>> good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. on this sunday, july 13, new on "action news" this morning, a hit-and-run driver leaves a man fighting for his life. >> new jersey governor, chris christie said the white house is partly to blame for the violence in the middle east. >> the world cup will be decided today you can watch it live only on 6abc. meteorologist david murphy in for chris sowers always a good time, right?

>> reporter: yes. >> are you rooting for argentina in a. >> reporter: germany may win, but i like argentina. as we look out at sky 6 we can see cape may. couple of people on the beach. dry on the water, but humid across the region. take a look at cloud cover, we'll see sun and clouds mixing for most of the day, there's a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm popping up, but most of that holds off in the western suburbs. 72 in wilmington, 69 in sea isle city. ocean temperature off ac is up to 70 for the first time in quite a bit. 9:00 a.m., 74. noon, 10 degrees better at 84. by 3:00 p.m., i guess you might say five degrees worse,

89 degrees, high of 90. it will be more humid and on the hot side this afternoon. 6:00 p.m., 86. this afternoon there's a chance of pop-up thunderstorm mainly north and west of philadelphia. if you're heading to the pool party remember sunscreen. noon temperature, 84. again, that high of 90 at 4:00 p.m. we have the possibility of strong storms coming up monday and tuesday as well from an approaching cold front, nydia, i'll have more on that coming up in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> overnight night, police in delaware are looking for a hit-and-run driver. the victim was a man in his 60s he nearly died in the street. he was hit while crossing west north pike at 11:30 last time. we checked overnight he is listed in critical condition. his name has not been released. delaware state police are looking for information that will lead to the driver and the vehicle involved. new jersey governor chris christie said president obama is

partly to blame for middle east unrest. the republican governor said obama has not spoken firmly and forcefully on israel's behalf. these remarks came as israel targeted institutions against hamas. now while speaking to the national governors' association, christie said israel is not sure they have america's full support like they used to. it's a failure of the obama presidency. he said organizations like hamas need to be dealt with and obama has not done so. governor christie is a rumored 2016 presidential candidate. the white house said that the president has offered to have the u.s. negotiate a cease-fire.

>> a septa bus driver is allegedly attacked now police are searching for the person who did it. the action cam was at 25th and lehigh as septa police responded to the call for help. 89 driver was operating the route 54 bus. there were other passengers on the bus at the time. police are investigating exactly what happened and why at this hour no arrests have been reported. the driver refused to be taken to the hospital. a girl who lost her parents and siblings in a gunman's rampage in texas is telling her story. cassidy had a bullet graze to the head before calling police. >> reporter: her entire family was taken away, but not her courageous spirit or that smile, 15-year-old cassidy was

surrounded by loved one, speaking out since her uncle in law murdered her siblings and parents. i'm thankful for all the people who are praying for me. >> 33-year-old ron haskill tied up his ex-sister in law including cassidy. only callousdy survived with the bullet graze to the head. she pretended to be dead. the girl was able to alert police and warn them the accused killer was heading for her grandparents. it's difficult to imagine how we'll ever move on. the best way is to concentrate on the live to cling to the hope of life that has emerged in this terrible darkness. >> reporter: in a houston court haskill collapsed twice as he heard the charges against him

that could lead to the death penalties. this was the sight so many were focused on is they look at the lone survivor. >> inthat my mom, and brothers and sister are in a much better place and i'll see them again one day. thank you for supporting me mean my family, stay strong. >> haskill's attorney said he suffers from mental illness and was off his medicines. people have donated $230,000 for cassidy at the go fund me page. kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> more than 1,000 trump plaza employees are going to receive layoffs. trump told the associated press it will close the casino by

september 16. the atlantic club closed in january. the showboat closes next month. the revel casino may shut down if a buyer can't be found in a bankruptcy report. governor jack markell confirms the visit of the president to "action news." he will stop at the damaged stretch of i-95 and make that the focal point of needed infrastructure. people across the globe will be watching the world cup. argentina takes on germany. russian president vladimir putin and ukraine's new liter will be in the stadium. however, ukraine's president with the on going fighting declined an invitation to

attend. labron james will be in the crowd after signing with his old team cleaved. world cup coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. the game begins at 6:00 p.m. stream the matches right on your phone or tablet. happening today thousands of bikers are heading to the starting line getting ready to pedal for are a cure. the action cam is live on the ben franklin bridge for the 42nd annual american society bike-a-thon. the ride starts at 6:30, the bridge, as you can see is closed from now until 7:30 a.m. over 3,000 riders are expected to cross the ben as they ride 65 miles to buena, atlantic county, new jersey. it's the largest single day biking eventually of the year for the cancer society. >> 6:08. the cake box in need of rescue.

details ahead on "action news" sunday morning. more news you didn't see last night. fire ripped through a local family's home. >> a girl who survived a brutal attack by the taliban is on a new mission, abc news talks exclusively we are. the community comes together to support an 11-year-old waiting a lung transplant. >> reporter: there's a slight chance of a late-day thunderstorm even a better chance monday and tuesday and some of them could be strong. we'll have details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast.

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>> for a second daylight -- day, lightning is being blamed for a death in rocky mountain national park. friday, lightning killed a woman and injured seven others at the park. meanwhile, the storm brought wind, shale and flash flooding to colorado springs. >> meanwhile, david murphy is in the house, nice to have you. >> reporter: good morning, nice to be here. storm tracker 6 live showing we have a cluster of smowrs -- showers that up north and west of philadelphia. it's dropping from the west/southwest. it may be popping toward

wilmington and areas south of philadelphia, before too much longer. no lightning with this just yet. i could see that developing if it is still popping up as the sun gets higher above the horizon. that's it for precip. we have hazy sunshine beginning to build across the philadelphia international airport and areas around the city. looks like a mixture of sun and clouds as we roll through the day. a couple of highlights for the forecast. it's going to be humid, might be unsettled with occasional shower or thunderstorm. it's stormy on monday and tuesday as a cold front gets closer to us. meanwhile, in philadelphia, 72 degrees, the dewpoint is in the mid 60s, that's noticeably humid not oppressive. wind out of the south at 7 miles per hour. satellite and radar showing

boyds this precip -- besides this precipitation that popped up, is well out toward pittsburgh this will hold off until late this evening. the air is unstable enough for anything to pop up at any time. 71 degrees by 8:00 a.m. 81 by 11:00. 2:00 p.m., 88. the high will be a humid 90 degrees probably around 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., 88 degrees and north and west of philadelphia, during the afternoon a shower or thunderstorm is possible. high temperatures warm everywhere. 89 in allentown, looks like we'll hit close to 09 in reading. 89 in wilmington. down the shore, 83. although it might feel rather humid at it is breezy today, too with winds as highs 10 to 20 miles per hour. if you're heading to the phillies, as am i. 80 degrees for the first pitch, 90 for the 9th inning.

we can't rule out a thunderstorm, but the chances are small. in the poconos an evening storm is more likely. 79 degrees is the forecasted high today. and down the shore we have a current ocean temperature in ac of 70. some of you will be stuck in the 60s in the ocean today. 83 degrees is the high on the beach it will be more humid than yesterday. tomorrow, we do have that front out to the west of us getting a little bit closer, it does look like during the afternoon and into the evening we have the potential of strong gusty thunderstorms that could produce drenching downpours and anywhere where you get more than one storm training across the area, flash flooding would be possible that's tomorrow and possibly tuesday, as well. depending on the timing of the front. 90 is the high, it's humid, we have a chance of pop-up thunderstorm most of them in the afternoon although we have that little shower right now by baltimore that looks like it's trying to head in toward wilmington. a hot, strong storm tomorrow,

91 degrees is the high. any storm that could form could produce drenching downpours. if the front is slow to disparate we might have a shower at the shore wednesday morning, otherwise it's partly sunny and there's a union game at night. 82 comfortable in the afternoon. 82 on thursday, and 84 on friday and a thunderstorm on saturday afternoon. don't forget you can get "action news" and accuweather anytime with our 6abc news app. it's free at the apple and google app stores. a water main broke in new britain township bucks county. the break took place at schoolhouse and cedarville roads. the i incident was reported at 7:00 p.m. 0-inch line and 12-inch line runs side by side at that location. water service has been ♪

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>> new technology is making it easier for police to find chris. alexandra fields explains what's going on. >> it's a lot different in the 20s and 30s when you had bonnie and clyde commit a crime

in one state and they crossed state lines. that's what's changed, the ability to travel all over the world and economically. >> reporter: the science behind chasing chris have evolved, too. >> you can run, but you can't hide. >> reporter: from your image captured everywhere down to your fingerprints. there are more sophisticated tools to work with. our cameras take you inside the closely guarded forensic crime lab. better developing techniques show detectives a clearer picture, so do evolving computer programs adding details of tracing ballistic evidence. advances in dna are considered the most meaningful step forward toward solving more crimes, but the forensics are a part of the increasingly elaborate puzzle.

>> with evolving facial recognition technology they can cap the suspects. >> reporter: from electronic data embedded in our digital images and all that social media activity it's the indellible diary. >> if they don't have hundreds of thousands of cash, false identities and false passports that can unable them to traveled around the world, having the means and the ability to cross borders they will have a problem saying a fugitive for a long time. >> reporter: our communications are making suspects easier torched. law enforcement officials say advancement also in the way they can communicate with each other makes it tougher to hide. >> we're inventing new ways to

community with each other and be more efficient and exchange more things in jen. >> take a look at a photo from an "action news" viewer it shows an suv that plowed into a house in montgomery county. the accident happened at avenue b and palmer avenue. the driver lost control at around 10:00 a.m., nobody was hurt and the crash remains under investigation.

>> reporter: welcome back to "action news" sunday mornings, right now we have decent numbers in the northern and western suburbs. 69 in slatington and 69 in saint

davids and 72 in chester. across the river in south jersey, low 70s. the closer you get to the shore, the upper 60s you have. low 70s in smyrna and dover at this early hour. if you're heading out today, sunscreen would be a good idea. 86 degrees by 1:00 a.m., 88 by 5:00 p.m. high of 90 sandwiched in between, it will be hot and humid. cool drinks next to the grill. if you're heading out of town, no problems at our most traveled destinations at the airport. i'm not seeing any rain from chicago to philadelphia, and down toward atlanta, as well. there are showers popping up around the region, mainly dry this afternoon and tonight. nydia. >> chase utley received his all

star jersey against the nationals. the all star break begins after the game. utley had a key play in last night's loss, snapping the phils 5 game win streak. >> reporter: the phillies who have been in last place in the last few weeks, phillies trying to win their 6th straight against washington. phils fans have lots to bark about, but chase utley and the phils are fans best friends for the last few weeks. jason worth said go fetch in the 6th. phils down 3-0. worth drove in 3 runs. put on the rally caps, bottom 6th. here come the phils, in the hole, jimmy rollins scores, here comes chase utley, he scores, phils get within 1. then in the 8th. benefit revere up the middle,

rbi single. revere only in the lineup because dom brown got sick in the last minute. chopper to second. chase utley misplays it. they give him an extra out. it comes back to haunt them. ryan zimmerman 0-2. oh, no, the rbi single. phils loser first game since last sunday they are 9 back and the phils not happy after this game. >> high chopper tried to get in to tag realized i couldn't do that i thought we had a play, it doesn't work out in our favor. a big play in the game and it ended up costing us. >> series finale is today. labron james signed a

contract for $42 million. he can get a new one when the salary cap goes up in 2016. here's labron in brazil checking out the sights in rio. here's king james talking since he made a decision to go back to cleveland. >> it's a pleasure to be home and be able to represent the family and my friends and fans, it gives me an opportunity to reunite with one of my favorite teammates, a brazil i can't know native, it's going to be unbelievable and i am looking forward to the challenge. >> reporter: labron would not give up a world cup prediction, he upset a few cities over the last few years, probably doesn't want to upset a country.

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in the stomach, she she is she n critical condition. the blaze broke out on the 3400 of dillman street. firefighters found the fire on the second floor of the home and had to keep it from spreading to adjoining homes. nobody was hurt. 6:31 the action cam is live on the ben franklin bridge. the american cancer society bike-a-thon is getting underwade. because of that the bridge is closed from now until 7:30. more than 3,000 riders are expected to cross the ben as they ride 65 miles from buena to atlantic county new jersey. they will take off any moment, it is scheduled to begin at 6:30, it is 63:01. a nice day. >> reporter: a nice day to get out and do your exercise early because it's going to be hot and humid. storm tracker 6 live double scan is showing we're virtually dry.

there's sky 6's view of the ben franklin bridge. it's hazy, but sun will get ready to pop up are over the horizon before too much longer. i think it will break through the clouds a little bit as the morning goes on. on radar, storm tracker 6 live double scan is picking up showers no lightning with this just yet. it is pushing into western new castle county. looks like wilmington could be caught by this in the next 20 minutes or so. we'll see if it survives into south jersey and areas in philadelphia along the i-95. i'm beginning to check out action popping up around chester town the eastern shore of maryland. the better chance of precipitation is later today and tonight from cold front related precip that will be coming in through pennsylvania, but the atmosphere is humid and unstable enough where you could see something popping up before that. 72 in philadelphia.

70 in trenton. 72 in wilmington, 73 in allentown and 69 in sea isle city. as we go through the day, it will be warm, 74 degrees by 9:00 a.m., 84 by noon, 89 by 3, we'll hit a high of 90 at 4:00 p.m. before dipping down to 86. there's a better chance of a shower north and west of philadelphia. everybody had a to keep a look out for something here or there. >> a man was shot while sitting on steps in wilmington. it happened after midnight on the 1,000 block of west 2nd street. the man suffered gunshots to the shoulder and leg. he was rushed for treatment at christiana hospital. the search is on for the shooter. philadelphia police are looking for suspects after a man was stabbed inside a chinese takeout at broad and rockland

street in logan. the man was stabbed in the chest and ear. he was taken to einstein medical center, no word on his condition. >> malala is in new jersey on a new mission she survived being shot in the head while campaigning for girl's right. amy robach. >> reporter: malala flew 14 hours to of africa with a birthy wish to bring home the 200 nigerian girls who remain abducted. she is scheduled to meet with the young women who escaped from boko haram. malala told me why this trip was so important to make on her

birthday. you've traveled so long it is your 17 birthday tell me why it is important for you to be here. >> it is my 17th birthday, last year when i accept brailted in the u.n., this year it is important writing to nigeria where they are suffering and someone needs to raise up their voice, they love education and i love education i hope to support them. >> malala hopes to meet with good luck jonathan. she wants to put the spotlight on who she calls her sisters who needs the world's help to bring them home. >> you can see the entire interview with malala starting at 7:00 p.m. him she will be in philadelphia this fall to receive the liberty medal. you can see the live coverage from the national constitution

center october 21 at 7:00 p.m. tracy morgan is out of a rehab facility one month after he was involved in a car crash. he suffered a broken leg and ribs when his limousine was hit by a walmart truck on the new jersey turnpike. the wreck killed his friend, 52 comedian james mcnair. he is suing walmart amid accusations that the driver was sleep deprived. an 11-year-old girl in philadelphia enjoyed a birthday fit for a princess. "action news" reporter, annie mccormick met cocoa who met chal edges in -- challenges in her life. >> reporter: it is obviously

that she can only take shallow breaths. >> thank you for coming to help me. they are the people who packed a fundraiser in ewing on saturday and the community who donated gifts for rarvels and indication -- cakes. what did you do to get ready today? >> i got up, i got dressed, did my hair and makeup. >> reporter: cocoa has pulmonary fibroses. she knows new lungs are her only options. >> i think i would be good to get them, i won't be sick a lot, i won't be in and out of the hospital. >> like she said she is my eyes my heart, she is everything to me. >> reporter: cocoa lives with her grandparents in northeast philadelphia.

her mother is not involved in her life and her father was murdered 8 years ago. her uncle is working to raise money for her room. go fund me, team cocoa lee has raised half of her goal. >> is you met her now, she is sheet, she is smiling, she is here now and i look at her all the time. i don't want to lose her. >> reporter: in ewing, township, new jersey, annie mccormick channel 6 "action news." >> here a few stories that conduct our eye overnight. check this out. it looks like a made up picture, but it's not. this was what was over the sky overnight. the summer of super moons kicked off the action cam got the full effect. satellite last night. a supermoon occurs when a moon turns full when it reaches closest to the earth around the

i will -- elippiccal orbit. the largest babe ruth memorial auction in history was held yesterday. ruth's contract in 1918 was $5,000. the document itself sold for $1.02 million. the contract was signed by ruth, the american league president and red sox other than. the winning bid represents the highest price ever paid for a sports contract. >> nide, it's a piece of paper. >> reporter: indeed. thank you, eva. here's something you don't see everyday on the schuylkill expressway it's called invisable river. you can see the dancer, suspended from the strawberry

mansion bridge. if you want to check it out in person, they will perform again tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. green thumbs were out in force at strawberry mansion high school. volunteers added 30 raised beds as part of the local effort to beautify the area. ♪ the hispanic siesta continues on penns landing. it celebrates the culture and dances and fantastic foods across the spanish speaking world. the fiesta runs from 2 to 8:00 p.m. today. >> look at all the dancing. >> the action cam live at the ben franklin bridge where the american society bike-a-thon is underway. everyone just getting started. the bridge for those of you driving, though, is closed until

7:30. meteorologist david murphy is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> and this is not your typical playground. the philadelphia zoo takes furry friends on the road. as a reminder you can stay on top of the weather with the 6abc app check it out, you can [ michael strahan ] i'm michael strahan,

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>> for the first time in five years, people in burbank, illinois are dealing with major flooding. those who tried to drive through the high water got stuck and needed to be rescued. more rain is expected in the area today. >> david murphy in for accuweather. in our area, nothing like that. tomorrow we could have drenching downpours maybe tuesday, as well. you might have scenes like that, if you have enough of the cells going over any given area. right now there's hardly any rain out there at all. storm tracker 6 live double scan, we dry across the region. maryland and northern delaware, new castle county starting to see a shower popping in from the west. there's another little cell east of edge wood over the northern chesapeake bay that might come through, there's no lightning

with any of this right now. there are a few small cells producing rain and it will go by fast. it's an indication of how unstable the atmosphere is. over tonight and the next couple of days we could be looking at more of this. we have dry conditions across the region that includes along the coastline at cape may, new jersey. sky sky giving you a pretty picture, and right now we have some folks getting early fishing in. 71 degrees, my twitter follower sending that in a couple of minutes ago. thank you, amy. similar numbers in philadelphia, 72 in philadelphia. 70 in wilmington. 70 in trenton. 70 in allentown, 71 in millville. cape may, and elsewhere up and down the beaches we're still in the upper 60s, so a little cooler an comfortable early. as we look at satellite, overall we'll go for a mixture of clouds and sun. we have that little bit of

precipitation poppings through. the main body of the precip is well north and west. the best chance of seeing that is later this evening, and north and west of philadelphia. in allentown that will be a northern and western area where a thunderstorm can't be ruled out. sun and clouds otherwise high of 89. it will feel a bit more humid to you than it was yesterday. same thing in the poconos, 79 is the high, an afternoon or evening thunderstorm possible. down the shore we can't rule out a shower popping through or thunderstorm. 79 on the beach at noon, high around 83 it will hold on or about through much of the afternoon hours it will be more humid and even though it's a mix of sun and clouds we'll call it a high uv index when the sun is breaking out. in philadelphia, a humid high of 90 degrees, sun and clouds,

winds out of the south/southwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. there's a chance of spotty thunderstorm, although, again, most of it is farther to the north and west today. 71 die 8:00 a.m. holding in the upper 80s and 90 by 4:00 p.m. it will be a hot one this afternoon. if you're heading to citizens bank park, cool fluids will be the way to go. clouds and sun, 87 degrees for the first pitch. 90 in the 9th inning. hopefully they win the series against the nats. a cold front off to the west in the afternoon, heavy downpours are possible. perhaps some strong gusty thunderstorms straight into the evening a repeat is possible on tuesday, depending on how long it takes the front to get on through the region. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, humid today an afternoon thunderstorm can't be ruled out, especially north and west of philadelphia. hopefully you stay dry today, but you can't rule that out. 09 is the high, take it slow. tomorrow, hot and humid, 91 with

the strong storms possible in the afternoon and evening. if the front hadn't gotten through, tuesday we could see more storms, 85 the high. any storms that form could produce drenching downpours and flash flooding could be a concerned anywhere you get a training effect and one of the cells go through the neighborhood. wednesday precip in the morning. the afternoon looks nice. thursday and friday, not bad, by friday night we look at another thunderstorm building back in. >> reality tv family had to be rescue after their boat got stuck in the fog. they were returning to new jersey when they got lost in the fog. they called for help after nearly colliding with another boat. the cake boss tweeted thanks to police and firefighters and said next time he'll check the forecast. ♪

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to be doing this. over the last two years we've been working on that. >> caleb is autistic. the facility is designed for kids not only on the autism spectrum, but those with adhd or down syndrome. the equipment is designed to stimulate their senses and work better. >> they know it's their space, there's not a competitive nature to it, not trying to do something better than the kid next to you. the pressure is off. >> reporter: and instead of being anxious, the kids are comfortable. >> kids are working on developmental physical, sensory and they don't know it, it's not in that clinical setting that they have to work on these goals. the result, per kins see kids doing things they otherwise couldn't do things anywhere

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>> philadelphia zoo son wheels is fun for children -- on wheels is fun for children, others it's therapeutic. sharrie williams has the story. >> reporter: one by one the kids are meeting wallace the robot. they are not at the philadelphia zoo. >> our hands are like wallace's whiskers. >> reporter: it's parts of a therapeutic program designed to address behavioral and mental health issues. >> having them exposed to animals at an early age is something that we think will be helpful for them. >> reporter: they are members of

the parents and children together program which is run through nhs human services a nonprofit that offers mental health services. him. >> i seen the snake. >> were scared at that. william has been in the program two years, his mother said before he enrolled he had problems focusing and could not adjust to social setting. >> it's very helpful. he learned a lot in the program and he learned how to control himself. >> reporter: what's unique about the program it is only for kids ages 3 to 5, it works to address the child's needs by involving the parents. >> the parent come in like doing a special with the kids and the therapist. once a month, and we do, like, activities for parents in the afternoon. >> reporter: this visit from the zoo won the whole family over

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>> good morning, 7:00 a.m. on this sunday, july 13. new on "action news" a hit arena run driver leaves a man fighting for his life. >> new jersey governor chris christie says the white house so partly to blame for the violence in the middle east. >> the world cup will be decided today. you can watch it live on 6abc. but first outside with david murphy in for chris sowers with a preview. >> reporter: hey, guys we're off to a fairly overcast start with sun breaking through here and there. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing showers popping up, the main batch is down by wilmington. not a lot of real heavy rain, but you could get a brief downpour. looks like some of this has popped into chester county and southern montgomery county, so we're watching a couple of sprinkles and showers this morning. thanks to my twitter